I made this card for my cousin when he had his birthday. I think it's so hard with "male cards". ut I used aluminum tape over a black cardstock before I dry-embossed it with an embossing folder from Spellbinders.

Then I painted the whole sheet with black paint and then wiped it off directly with a wet tissue. The color stucks in holes and marks so the effect will be like it's quite dirty. After that I sprayed it with different Color Bloom sprays from Prima Marketing. I was careful to use the heat gun between the every spray to make it dry.

Finally, I sprinkled a little Art Sugar in some places for some glitter. Once I got hold of the glitter jar, I could not resist so I painted a few letters with Clear Gesso and sprinkle Art Sugar on them too. :)

I hope my cousin was pleased to get a card signed by me and that he had an awesome birthday! (I know he had because I was there. ;))